“Do not send a fool in an important matter when you can send one that is wise. Do not instruct a fool lest he hate you for it. When one instructs a fool, he or she says ‘What they are doing insults me.’ The friend of a fool is a fool. The friend of a wise person is another wise person. If you are given bread for being stupid, you may learn to despise instruction. Although the way of God is before the people, the fool cannot find it…

It is better for a serpent to be in the house than for a fool who comes often. Those who associate with a fool are drawn into wrongdoing. Those who live with a fool die in captivity. The friends of fools sleep tied to them. And the wrongdoing of fools harm even their own relatives. When a fool lights a fire, he goes to close it and gets burnt. And when a starts a fight, she goes too close to it and gets knocked down. Those who walk with the wise share their praise, but those who walk by in the company of a fool create an evil odor in the street.” -From, “Selections From The Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt” By: Maulana Karenga